I have a MIGHTY NEED for the Lego Ultimate Collectors Series Millennium Falcon. It’s only $800 (if you can find one). I am currently prepping the sell of a kidney to fund this purchase. 😛
Daily
Thoughts and Things
– The Crying Game is every bit as good as I remember it being.
– The Hazelwood Ingle’s needs a new nickname. “Redneck” doesn’t work anymore.
– Living with your boyfriend means a lot less sexting with him goes on.
– I am making Baked Mac & Cheese for a potluck tonight.
– My Baked Mac & Cheese is three shades of awesome.
– We’ll be seeing Star Wars: The Last Jedi on Monday night.
– Resisting the urge to get all of Christopher Nolan’s films on 4K UHD Blu-ray.
– I apparently have more money than brains.
– Speaking of brains … the whole Trump clan really are stupider than they look.
– It’s a little over a week until Christmas. I hate Christmas, but love presents.
– It’s a little over two weeks until 2018. Where did 2017 go?
Eye Candy [LS Edition]
Here’s Emile Hirsch running shirtless in Lone Survivor. His shirtless scenes at the beginning were the best part of this pretty by-the-numbers war movie.
On a Related Note: I wish my middle name was Davenport. That would be cool.
Mood
Feeling like a doormat and that I always fuck things up. Can I crawl under a rock and disappear now?
Snow Weekend Update
Well … we survived the first snow of the season. It came down all day (and night) on Friday and all morning on Saturday. That was when the clouds broke and the sun came out. When it was all said and done there ended up being 10″. Whoo! Not so “Whoo!” was not getting a snow day on Friday since I work from home. Also not so “Whoo!” was shoveling out the driveway and cleaning off the cars. I will give the town and county kudos for keeping the roads scraped and clear. We were able to get down the road by mid-day (and even tripped to Asheville yesterday). I love snow, but Bowser has been less than thrilled with it.
Some fun snow weekend things:
– We started watching Godless on Netflix.
– Acquired a talking Dug Ornament for the tree. It’s awesome!
– Watched Krampus for the first time. It’s a pretty fun movie.
But the BIG fun thing for the weekend was finding an original pressing of Prince‘s Sign O’ The Times album … and it’s in pristine shape! I might have pranced around the living room with Housequake playing as loudly as possible.
Tomorrow night, Glenn and Stephen and Judy come over for egg nog and gingerbread cookies. Yum!
First Snow of the Season!
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY... * WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Plan on difficult travel conditions. Total snow accumulations of 4 to 6 inches are expected, with localized amounts up to 8 inches above 5000 feet. * WHERE...Portions of the central and southern mountains of North Carolina and the adjacent Foothills. * WHEN...Until 7 AM EST Saturday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Be prepared for significant reductions in visibility at times.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Winter Storm Warning for snow means severe winter weather conditions are expected. If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency.
Please report snow and ice accumulations by calling the National Weather Service toll free at...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1. Leave a message with your observation and the specific location where it occurred. You can also post your report to National Weather Service Greenville Spartanburg Facebook or tweet your report using hashtag nwsgsp.
Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio or your favorite source of weather information for the latest updates. Additional details can be found at www.weather.gov/gsp.
Eye Candy [Babysitting Edition]
I never realized that Vincent D’Onofrio played Dawson/Thor until we re-watched Adventures in Babysitting last night. I had quite the crush on Dawson back in the day.
SCOTUS Watch
It’s going to be interesting to see how the Supreme Court rules in this case.
Out Of It
The weekend was too busy with a viewing of Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (loved it!), a Christmas party (that went late into the night) and a wedding. We also attended the WCU faculty Christmas party last night. Now the work week is well underway and I am tired and cranky and my lower back hurts (because I cronked it somehow). I have two USPS packages that won’t get here on time. One was supposed to have arrived yesterday and the other is supposed to be here today … but tracking says they both are still “on their way.” So, I am pretty annoyed about that. I ordered something from Amazon Friday night that I needed quickly and evidently “Prime” doesn’t get it here any faster as it’s estimated to arrive tomorrow and they have not even shipped it yet. Pretty annoyed about this as well. Plus, I am sporting a lovely “I can’t do anything right” mood. Can I just crawl back into bed?
And, yes. I know this all “first world problem” whining. I can live with that.
Random Friday Thoughts & Things
– The homemade egg nog is ready for consumption!
– Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri will be seen tomorrow.
– Tomorrow night is Glenn & Stephen’s Holiday Party.
– It’s always an alcohol-soaked wing-ding.
– Sunday, we go to a wedding dressed in pajamas.
– Yes. You read that last statement correctly.
On the social media front, I don’t know why people knowingly post false or misleading information as fact. And when you pop them with the fact that what they have posted is false or misleading, you get a “I know but one can wish lol” response. People are lazy about researching and take things at face value. So, that wishful thinking falsehood now becomes a “fact.” This is quite annoying and MAKES ME WANT TO PUNCH PEOPLE.
Anyhoo …
Welcome to the weekend.
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In Case You Missed It
Over the weekend, TheBoyWonder.net became the new (and now official) address of this blog. Please update your links accordingly! “What happened to cgm13.net?” you might ask. That address will forward here. Carry on.
A Quickie … Update
Here are some quickie highlights from Thanksgiving weekend (with a photo or two).
– I made the yearly batch of egg nog. It’s going to be oh-so-fucking tasty!
– After a promise to myself to not overeat on Thursday … I FAILED. Major fatness ensued.
– Black Friday Deals, B&N Criterion Sale, and general movie purchases added up pretty quickly. Must. Stop. Buying. Movies!
– As you might have guessed from the above photo, I was bad and upgraded to a 4K UHD Blu-ray Player (for half off). Damn you, Best Buy Black Friday Sale!
– I hiked with Kat and her Walking Buddy up to Chestnut Bald. The view never gets old.
– Most importantly, my copy of the Mondo Exclusive Edition of Infection at Outpost 31 arrived. Now, I just need to find 2-6 people to come over and play it.
– The Christmas Tree is up. Now, please pass the egg nog.
